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		<title>Vermont Towns Have an Image, and they say Dollar Stores Aren&#8217;t Part of it..</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 13, 2012
The New York Times
By ABBY GOODNOUGH

CHESTER, Vt. — Almost two decades after the National Trust for  Historic Preservation put the entire state of Vermont  on its list of endangered sites, citing big-box developments as a threat to  its signature greenness, towns like this one are now sizing up a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New index ranks Vermont tops in locally grown food</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 14:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Annie Myers harvests fresh greens for Good Eats CSA (Community Supported  Agriculture) on Monday, May 7, 2012 in Craftsbury, Vt. Local food is big in  Vermont, which ranks as the top state in a new Locavore Index, based on the  number of farmers’ markets and community supported agriculture farms where  customers pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont Country Properties Sotheby&#8217;s &#8220;New Listings&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://vermontcountryproperties.com/blog/?p=1062</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 13:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stowe Office 
Cottage Club Road - Stowe, Vermont
Listed By: Jill Anne





MLS#: 4151904
Type: Residential
Square Feet: 8,427
Acres: 13.39
 Bedrooms: 4
 Baths: (5) Full - (1) 3/4 - (1) 1/2
Price: $3,400,000



Stowe&#8217;s premier luxury home, tucked away on 2 private lots with expansive  mountain views to the South. This grand estate is centrally located off of the  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pending Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Increased 4.1% in March</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pending Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Increased
4.1% in March
Bloomberg
By Lorraine  Woellert - Apr 26, 2012 

Signed contracts to buy U.S. homes rose more than forecast in March as low interest  rates drew buyers back into the market.
The index of pending home purchases rose 4.1 percent to 101.4, the highest  level since April [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont Country Properties Sotheby&#8217;s &#8220;New Listings&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://vermontcountryproperties.com/blog/?p=1054</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manchester Office 
Richville Road - Manchester, Vermont
Listed By: Susan Speath





MLS#: 4149174
Type: Residential
Square Feet: 3,697
Acres: 9.52
 Bedrooms: 4
 Baths: (3) Full - (1) 1/2
Price: $693,400



Vermont Dream! 1850&#8217;s renovated Farm House colonial located on 9.52 private  acres with beautiful meadow and mountain views and frontage on the Battenkill  River. Spacious rooms, wonderful country kitchen, two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont Country Properties Sotheby&#8217;s &#8220;New Listings&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mount Snow Office 
Rice Hill Road - Dover, Vermont
Listed By: Lisa Coneeny





MLS#: 4145545
Type: Residential
Square Feet: 9,110
Acres: 62.26
 Bedrooms: 6
 Baths: (4) Full - (1) 1/2
Price: $2,799,000



This magnificent 9100 square foot home boasts some of the most dramatic views in  all of Southern Vermont affording the opportunity to watch the sunrise over  Mount Monadnock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home buying affordability hits 25-year low</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rutland Herald
Article published Apr 10,  2012

Home buying affordability hits 25-year low
By Bruce Edwards
STAFF  WRITER

It’s been 25 years or more since buying a home in Vermont was this  affordable and this year should see a further improvement, according to The  Vermont Economy Newsletter’s annual housing affordability analysis.
The  share of median family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Vermont, retirees look to “downsize”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted By Dirk Van Susteren On March 26, 2012 @ 12:27 am  In Business &#38; Economy &#124; No  Comments

 Sarah and Steve Gallagher, their dog Rufus, and the  house Steve is building on a spot overlooking Curtis Pond In Calais. The  Gallaghers are baby boomers who have chosen to downsize in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont Country Properties Sotheby&#8217;s &#8220;New Listings&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://vermontcountryproperties.com/blog/?p=1035</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stratton Office 
Beattie Road - Londonderry, Vermont
Listed By: Bob Maisey





MLS#: 4139403
Type: Residential
Square Feet: 3,460
Acres: 43
 Bedrooms: 2
 Baths: (3) Full
Price: $1,995,000



Amazing Estate property on Winhall Hollow Road. 43 gorgeous acres of rolling  pasture lands with fantastic views of surrounding mountains. Property has main  house three bedroom guest house and a heated six stall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hills Alive!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Hills Alive!
Vermont Country Properties Sotheby&#8217;s is proud to announce that we are a major sponsor of the first Hills Alive! Festival of the Arts which will run from July 7 through July 15, 2012 in the Manchester and the Mountains area of Southern Vermont.
 
The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Manchester Music Festival, Southern Vermont Arts [...]]]></description>
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